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is just good business

What if you could create a better world by building a better business?
Learn how we can help you find your purpose, share your passion and show your impact. Together, we can change business for good.

Your journey to Social Impact

People are stepping up. We help them find their footing. NI4SI guides companies on their path to becoming Social Impact businesses. We’ve helped hundreds of nonprofits, for-profits and everyone in between harness their power for good.

Get Social Impact certified

Certification will give you the foundation and the tools to take your Social Impact Business model to the next level. And it's great for nonprofits and funders too!

Steps to certification

Measure your impact

Consumers and funders don't just want to hear an anecdote or two about the good you did. More than ever, nonprofits and mission-driven businesses are being ask to prove their impact. Let us help you with yours!

Learn about SROI

Learn from the leaders

NI4SI has been a boots-on-the ground pioneer in the Social Impact space. We can work with your team one-on-one to figure out what's best for your organization.

Consulting services

IMPACT SPOTLIGHT

Explore individuals dedicating their life's work to improving the community around them.

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Grow your Social Impact

We’re here to help guide you through your Social Impact journey—and a journey it is.

Based on where you’re at and where you’d like to be, along with your Social Impact goals—we’ll help you find the right next step for your business.

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What is a Social Impact business?

A Social Impact business is any organization that prioritizes doing work that consciously, systemically and sustainably serves to solve a local or global community need using entrepreneurship and a strong business model to fund their efforts.

Hover or tap anywhere on our NI4SI Model to learn more and see examples of each business type within the continuum.

NONPROFIT/ CHARITY

Primary purpose is mission. Dedicated to furthering a particular social cause versus making a profit.

Social
Enterprise

Social Enterprise

Business exists to solve social issue. Combines commercial and social goals, but with emphasis on a social mission.

Social
Business

Social Business

Combines commercial and social goals. Investment could lead to equivalent increase in Social Impact.

Conscious Captialism

Recognizing that every business has a purpose that includes, but is more than, making money. By focusing on its Higher Purpose, a business can create more value.

Public Benefit Corporation

For profit corporate entity that includes positive impact on society, workers, the community and the environment in addition to profit.

FOR PROFIT COMPANY

For Profit Company

Profit maximizing company CSR and Social Impact considered an add-on to the core business agenda.

71% of Americans believe companies

have more responsibility than ever before to address social issues.

– Porter Novelli’s 2020 The Business Imperative For Social Justice Today

87% of Millennials believe

that business success should be based on more than just profit.

– 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey

CEO Welcome

Impact Spotlight

What is Social Impact?

Become a Social Impact business

Social Impact Certification